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Diagnosed With Esophageal Varices. Set Up For Liver Transplant. Had Crohns Disease. How Is Varices And Crohns Disease Evaluated ?
I was recently diagnosed with esophageal varices and set up for a liver transplant evaulation ~ my GI sort of left the EGD recovery room after telling us and said nothing else ...no calls , no follow ups .. nada ... I don't know what to expect ...what to do ... I have had crohns disease for about 30 years officially anyway ... after a gallbladder surgery last year the surgeon noticed my liver not looking right and took a biopsy ...hence the dx of liver cirrhosis.. I have been in somewhat of a denial stage ...but this EGD was a shocker and the transplant idea .. Can you give me an idea of two things ... how is someone with Varices and crohns disease evaluated .. I have done my own MELD score from what I have read and it is a 6 which is not serious correct ? .. . And question 2 ..can the varices cause any kind of sore throat or burning feeling ?
I AM DR USMAN. CROHNS DISEASE CAN BE DIAGNOSED ON BASIS OF RADIOLOGY AS WELL AS OTHER BLOOD TESTS. AGAIN RADIOLOGY TESTS LIKE BARIUM SWALLOW, ULTRASOUND ARE GOOD NON INVASIVE TESTS IN DETECTING VARICES. 2. YES VARICES EFFECT THE LOWER ESEPHAGUS AND CHIEFLY PRESENTS WITH BLOODY VOMITING BUT THEY CAN CAUSE SOME HEART BURN. THANKS
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Diagnosed With Esophageal Varices. Set Up For Liver Transplant. Had Crohns Disease. How Is Varices And Crohns Disease Evaluated ?
I AM DR USMAN. CROHNS DISEASE CAN BE DIAGNOSED ON BASIS OF RADIOLOGY AS WELL AS OTHER BLOOD TESTS. AGAIN RADIOLOGY TESTS LIKE BARIUM SWALLOW, ULTRASOUND ARE GOOD NON INVASIVE TESTS IN DETECTING VARICES. 2. YES VARICES EFFECT THE LOWER ESEPHAGUS AND CHIEFLY PRESENTS WITH BLOODY VOMITING BUT THEY CAN CAUSE SOME HEART BURN. THANKS